Family member accompaniment to routine medical visits is associated with better self-care in heart failure patients.

Objectives: To examine the association between frequency of family member accompaniment to medical visits and heart failure (HF) self-care maintenance and management and to determine whether associations are mediated through satisfaction with provider communication.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 150 HF patients seen in outpatient clinics. HF self-care maintenance and management were assessed using the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index.

A single-item self-report medication adherence question predicts hospitalisation and death in patients with heart failure.

Aims And Objectives: To determine whether a single-item self-report medication adherence question predicts hospitalisation and death in patients with heart failure.

Background: Poor medication adherence is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Having a simple means of identifying suboptimal medication adherence could help identify at-risk patients for interventions.

Self-care confidence mediates the relationship between perceived social support and self-care maintenance in adults with heart failure.

Background: Social support may be associated with heart failure (HF) self-care; however, the mechanisms are not well understood. We examined the association between perceived support and self-care behaviors and whether self-care confidence mediates these relationships.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey of HF patients seen in outpatient clinic settings.